Unit 3 Science and nature 教案

Task: Writing a formal letter

Revision

1、Review sth. about grammar, "Verb-ed form"

2、Sentence translation:

1) Much work remains to be done.

2) The stolen car was finally found in a lake.

3) PLA men were sent to rescue those trapped in the fire.

4) Given the state of his health, you can forgive his fault this time.

5) I saw the students seated in the classroom.

6) Would you take part in the sports meeting to be held next month?

7) The house still stood there, broken.

8) Blamed for being late, Tom is in low spirit.

Lead-in

1、 Have a "Copy" play with the students to show that when information is passed between people, mistakes are often made.

Copy "Mrs. Smith's hens laid three eggs". Then ask the last student to write on the blackboard what he has hear and compare it with the original.

1、 Turn to page 52 and read the explanation in skill building 1.

2、 Listen to the tape and make corrections in the sentences on p. 52.

4、Check the answers and listen to the tape again to do part A on page 53.

5、Check the answers and finish part B.

Writing

1、Questions: 1) How many parts should a formal letter include?

　　　　　　　(Turn to page 56. Read the explanation in part 1.)

　　　　　　2) When we write a formal letter, how to start and end a letter?

　　　　　　 ( Read the explanation in part 2.)

2、Read the letter on page 56 and fill in the blocks with proper names. Read the letter.

3、Read the two short articles about GM food on page 57.

Language focus

1. complain (to sb.) about / of sth.: 就某事向某人发牢骚

2. walk / follow in one's footsteps：追随某人、学某人的样子

e.g. The boy is following his father's footsteps and wants to be a doctor.

If you want to be a qualified teacher, you should walk in her footsteps.